The invention relates to a system for controlling the power dissipated by
a power stage working in mixed Linear/PWM mode, for driving an
electromagnetic load, the power stage comprising a power amplifier
incorporating a bridge-like circuit, with a half bridge controlled in PWM
mode and another half bridge controlled in linear mode, respectively by a
converter block and by an error amplifier and wherein the electromagnetic
load is crossed by a current and generates an electromotive force, the
control system further comprising a first amplifier of a voltage drop,
calculated on a sensing resistance of the electromagnetic load, whose
output signal is further applied by a second amplifier.Advantageously,
according to the invention, the Linear half bridge is controlled directly
by an input voltage drawn from an input node outside the current control
loop.